The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-06-08

And 90 with the education Of the masses OF
the people. Wherever the Republicans are In
power free schools, as = matter of course. are
open to all children free Of cost, and the same
opportunities for education are open to the
children OF the poor and rich alike, without
money and without price. When the start
ling evidences Of illiteracy in the South were
disclosed by the census OF 1880. meas.
ure was twice introduced and passed
by Republican senate TO appropriate large
be distributed according To the number Of Tilt
crate persona in the several States. When
these measures were sent 70 democratic
ing to the Confederate idea they we're unconsti-
tutional. They found NO power in the Constitu-
ton for the education Of children Perhaps u
CLEAN Of intelligence informed them that
Democracy and ignorance 90 hand in hand
together, and this was conspiracy against the
these bills sleep the sleep that knows no waking
In Democratic committee.
So also with internal improvements. Our
the world but with imperfect harbors. and Is
cut by vast rivers, the highway for
THE CHEAPEST POSSIBLE TRANSPORTATION,
with bars. and falls, and snags that prevented
or impeded their use. 1t has been the policy
Of the Republican party, during every Congress
when IL had the power. to appropriate money
obstacles to commerce, and to open these high
ways to the free and untaxed use of the peo-
pie. The Democratic party has also been
opposed, more or less, to this policy
but great works were In progress ana
by the common consent Of both parties,
Congress at its last session passed a bill in the
usual form to provide for the most important
works. Itwas sent in ample time to the Presi-
dent for his approval, but he had been so busy
IN reading and yetoing pension bills to Union
soldiers that he had no time to read the river
and harbor bill So this great measure of in
ternal Improvement was defeated. and number
less unfinished works are delayed and others
destroyed by the pocket veto Of a Democratic
President. I tell you a common saying that
the President would have found time TO sign
it, but the re- u small appropriation in the
bill for the Hennepin Canal.
And 80 with the great public policy Of
strengthening our commercial relations with
the American Republics and the Dominion of
Canada growing feeling exists in the Re-
publican party that liberal measures should be
adopted To increase our trade. TO establish lines
OF steamships, TO improve postal facilities, to
make commercial treaties, and TO invite n
friendly conference with these countries. But
this has met with no favor with the Democratic
party.
Only one affirmative measure was proposed
by it, and that was to reduce the surplus in the
Treasury. II was said that the Republican
party was boarding vast sums of idle money to
make times hard that they would scatter it
among the people.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
has adopted the policy Of receiving gold and
silver coin into the Treasury, and for the con-
venience Of the people to issue certificates for
it which circulated money. 1t had also
adopted the policy of maintaining In the Treas
ury from S100,Oc00 900 to $40 10000 of coin TO
cure prompt redemption of United States notes.
All other money received in the Treasury was,
under Republican policy, applied to the pay
ment OF the public debt. This policy was pur-
sued with such SUCCESS that the bonded debt
was reduced from 81 $50, 43l stills to sl.375. 352
1891, and the interest of the debt from
sl51 900, 900 to si70JO,000. Our Democratic
friends, in the canvass of 1884, promised to
pay out all this idle money. They said ii was
kept to make money scarce it should be divided
among the people. What the result?
Democratic Secretary kept piling up more idle
money TO give him an excuse for doing so he
changed the form Of the debt statement. He
excluded the whole mass OF fractional silver
coin from the count. He increased the balance
on hand $4,000 900 more than the Republican
party had done. For two years u Democratic
House. with fifty majority, with sole power on
the subject, has been trying to find way to
reduce the surplus. but utterly failed to agree.
And now new Democratic House, it is said, is
to be called upon in extra session to solve the
riddle. The business community is beginning
to feel the sense of danger. and the cry is COM
ing Good Lord, deliver US"
The President has received great credit in
certain quarters for the support he has given
to the civil-service law. This law only applies
TO clerical services in the great offices and de-
partments Of the Government. Now this is
Republican measure, for which voted with the
great body of the Republican members of the
Senate and House. and will join heartily in
approval of its
JUST AND FIRM ENFORCEMENT,
but now an ingenious wav has been found SUBJ
stantially to get rid Of the law by requiring
old and experienced employees who have be-
public service, TO pass school examine
ton to see whether they ought to be retained or
not. l am afraid such n test would clean out
even so excellent u body as the Illinois Legis-
lature. know it would seriously affect many
heads OF departments. And now it is claimed
that under the demands OF our Demoo ratio
friends, hungry and thirsty after long fast,
more than four-tifths of Republican officers not
embraced in the .ciyil-service law have been
changed by the President Whom the Senate
politely asked for the cause of removal. he said,
us Jack Falstaf did, he would not tell upon
compuIsion."
And SO, fellow-citizens, you may run the
gamut of all the political questions, great and
small, that divide the two parties, and you will
find the line Of demarkation is Union and Con-
federate Republican and Democratic l am
not opposed to Confederate soldiers, but to Con-
federate ideas Many Confederate soldiers
were true to the Union until drawn by State
pride to fight for the Confederacy. have no
dislike for Democrats, many of whom / cherish
as my dearest friends, but do dislike the ten
dency of that party TO Confederate ideas. They
taunt us with waving the bloody shirt we be-
lieve they wave the Confederate flag. Jeffer-
son Davis says they ARE not barring their
breasts for the rights they fought for" The res
olutons of the Democrats of Kentucky are, in
effect, extracts from the Confederate constitu-
tiOn and Confederates are selected as their
| candidates. The Democratic party is the left
wing Of the new Confederate army.
1t is said that the Republican party had
been long in power. Our Democratic friends
wanted to
EXAMINE THE BOOKS.
| They wanted to turn the rascals out. What
rascals have they found in? What wrong or
| peculaton have they found in the books? L
| can with confidence and pride say to you
| that no administration OF this any gov
| eminent has been more free from corrup-
ton. fraud, population than the Repub-
| lican administrations from Lincoln to Arthur
| both included. The Republican party has
justified itself in war and in peace. II Is the
| only party in this country that can give you
National, patriotic, liberty-loving, fraud
| hating. and business administration. IL
enters into the lists this year and next
| year proud OF its record, with no apologies to
make, no crimes to repent Of no people de-
| prived by il OF their rights 1t has stood the
test of defeat and retirement with unquestion-
ing acquiescence. though il was brought about
by crime 1t has fairly treated the Democratic
President, who has gained public approval only
as he has resisted his party. 1t will again APP
peal TO the suffrages OF the people, asking only
an honest vote and fair count, and referring
to its record in the past as the best evidence ii
can give that it will maintain in the future the
honor of on r country abroad develop the re-
sources OF our people at home, and secure all,
far it can, in the full and equal enjoy
ment Of the rights and privileges Of American
citizens.
THE laborer, who wears out all his pow
ers in the machinery of life's work and